1) The early settlers were also known as a) West Indians b) Nomads c) Amerindians 2) The three groups of early settlers were the a) Arawaks, Caribs, Amerindians b) Caribs, Arawaks, Ciboneys c) Indians, Ciboneys, Arawaks 3) The first group of early settlers was the a) Ciboneys b) Arawaks c) Caribs 4) The early settlers came to the Caribbean to a) Discover new land b) Grow crops and hunt food c) Fight and kill each other 5) The Ciboney’s arrived in the Caribbean around a) 1000 BC b) 2000 BC c) 1200 AD 6) The Caribs came to the Caribbean by boat from a) North America b) Central America c) South America 7) What group of early settlers was also known as Taino? a) Arawaks b) Ciboneys c) Caribs 8) What group of early settlers left Stone Age tools behind? a) Arawaks b) Ciboneys c) Caribs 9) The Arawaks left rock carvings behind called a) Kalinago b) Drawings c) Petroglyphs 10) What group of early settlers came to the Caribbean to conquer and overpower other tribes? a) Caribs b) Arawaks c) Ciboneys 11) The Ciboney people liked to live on small islands, swamp strips or in caves. a) True b) False 12) The Arawaks used tools to farm, wore clothing and shell jewelry. a) True b) False 13) The Caribs were warlike and only the strongest and fastest males were elected as warrior leaders. a) True b) False 14) The Arawaks used the cassava they grew to make bread. a) True b) False 15) The Ciboney people were peaceful with an unknown language. a) True b) False 16) The Arawaks thought flattened foreheads was beautiful. a) True b) False 17) The Caribs refused to be slaves and would kill themselves by jumping over cliffs or eating dirt. a) True b) False 18) The Ciboney people lived in huts made of straw and wood. a) True b) False 19) Carib settlements can be found in Dominica and St. Vincent. a) True b) False 20) The Caribs forced the Ciboney people out of the Caribbean. a) True b) False

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